September 8, 1998 Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 5
@ANA 0 NYY 3
@BOS 2 CHW 12
DET 6 BAL 5
@OAK 2 TBD 10
@SEA 0 TEX 7
KCR 6 LAD 6
@ARI 5
(11) COL 11
FLA 10 HOU 13
CIN 7 MON 6
ATL 3 PHI 16
NYM 4 PIT 8
MIL 7 SFG 5
@SDP 1 STL 6
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 7,171

Tuesday, September 8, 1998, 1:46
Time of Game: 2:57

Brewers

69-76

Lost 1

4th, 23 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  5   2  0  0   0  0  0    7  8  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  2  0   4  2  X    8 12  1

W: M Williams (4-2), L: E Plunk (3-3), S: R Loiselle (18)

Pirates

66-77

Won 1

5th, 25 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  4   2   1   2    1   1  .266  .666   17    1   0   HR
M Loretta 2B                  5   1   3   0    0   1  .319  .818   14    1   1   SB
D Nilsson 1B                  3   1   0   1    1   1  .270  .774   16    6   0   
J Cirillo 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .325  .854   15    2   3   SF
J Burnitz RF                  4   1   2   3    0   1  .267  .845   12    3   0   HR
J Valentin SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .704   18    1   3   
B Hughes C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .232  .687   20    6   0   
  E Plunk P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Jenkins LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .237  .676    8    3   0   
B Woodall P                   3   1   0   0    0   1  .235  .669   14    0   0   
  B Patrick P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .742         0   0   
  C Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Matheny C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .622         1   0   
  B Hamelin PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .699    3    0   0   
  D Jackson PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .630         0   0   
Totals                       35   7   8   7    2  10              137   24   7

BATTING

HR: M Grissom (7, off F Cordova; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Burnitz (33, off F Cordova; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: J Cirillo (2, off F Cordova).

TB: J Burnitz 5; M Grissom 4; M Loretta 3; G Jenkins; B Hamelin.

RBI: J Burnitz 3 (113); M Grissom 2 (55); J Cirillo (61); D Nilsson (50).

2-out RBI: J Burnitz 3; M Grissom 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

E: B Woodall (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Loretta (9, 2nd base off F Cordova/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .284  .684   24    0   1   2B
A Brown CF                    4   3   2   0    1   0  .321  .743   11    2   0   SB
J Kendall C                   3   2   2   2    2   0  .329  .889   29   10   0   2B,SB
K Young 1B                    4   0   0   1    0   3  .282  .834   30    7   0   SF
J Guillen RF                  5   1   3   2    0   0  .276  .729   15    4   0   
F Garcia 3B                   4   1   0   0    1   2  .284  .914   13    1   2   
E Brown LF                    4   0   1   3    0   1  .231  .594   17    2   0   2B
A Nunez SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .289    8    1   1   
  S Lawrence P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Laker PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .629    4    0   0   
  J Martinez P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .763    2    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
F Cordova P                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .132  .333    1    0   0   
  K Polcovich SS              3   1   2   0    0   0  .192  .515    9    0   0   2B
Totals                       35   8  12   8    6   7              163   27   5

BATTING

2B: T Womack (23, off B Woodall); J Kendall (32, off B Woodall); K Polcovich (12, off B Woodall); E Brown (1, off C Fox).

SF: K Young (9, off B Patrick).

TB: J Kendall 3; J Guillen 3; K Polcovich 3; E Brown 2; A Brown 2; T Womack 2; F Cordova.

RBI: E Brown 3 (3); J Kendall 2 (73); J Guillen 2 (70); K Young (99).

2-out RBI: J Guillen 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 18.

FIELDING

E: A Nunez (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Brown (2, 3rd base off E Plunk/M Matheny); J Kendall (22, 2nd base off E Plunk/M Matheny).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Woodall                      6     7   2   2    3   5   0   4.81   28  105-67   41· 5·21    9· 8· 3· 0     52    -     0.70   0.15
B Patrick                      0.1   2   4   4    2   0   0   4.81    5   22-10    6· 1· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.08  -0.14
C Fox                          0     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          3-3    3.10  -0.23
M Myers, H (21)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.83    3   13-11    6· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.56   0.22
E Plunk, BS (4), L (3-3)       0.2   2   2   2    1   1   0   4.55    5   18-10    4· 3· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.34  -0.59
Totals                         8    12   8   8    6   7   0          42  160-99   58·11·30   11·13· 5· 0          4-3

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Cordova                      4     6   7   5    2   3   2   3.23   21   69-43   32· 6· 5    6· 8· 2· 0     27    -     0.92  -0.33
S Lawrence                     2     1   0   0    0   2   0   6.46    7   28-20   10· 3· 7    1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
J Martinez                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.12    3    9-5     2· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
M Williams, W (4-2)            1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.20    3   15-9     2· 6· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
R Loiselle, S (18)             1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.44    4   14-11    7· 1· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.99   0.17
Totals                         9     8   7   5    2  10   2          38  135-88   53·17·18   10·13· 3· 0           -

C Fox faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Patrick (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 7,171.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Grissom            CF    1. T Womack             2B 
2. M Loretta            2B    2. A Brown              CF 
3. D Nilsson            1B    3. J Kendall            C  
4. J Cirillo            3B    4. K Young              1B 
5. J Burnitz            RF    5. J Guillen            RF 
6. J Valentin           SS    6. F Garcia             3B 
7. B Hughes             C     7. E Brown              LF 
8. G Jenkins            LF    8. A Nunez              SS 
9. B Woodall            P     9. F Cordova            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  7-6  -23  4   51%  85% J Guillen       E Plunk         Single to CF (Line Drive); Brown Scores; Kendall Scores
   b 7   1  7-3  123  2   23%  41% E Brown         C Fox           Double to LF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores; Guillen Scores; Garcia Scores
   t 3   2  0-2  1-3  3  -18%  11% J Burnitz       F Cordova       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Loretta Scores; Nilsson Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  123  5  -10%  30% D Nilsson       F Cordova       Walk; Jenkins Scores; Grissom to 3B; Loretta to 2B
   t 9   1  8-7  1--  3    9%  92% M Grissom       R Loiselle      Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   50%  M Loretta       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  2   53%  D Nilsson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      52%  J Cirillo       Loretta Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Woodall facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  T Womack        Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  A Brown         Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   53%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Womack to 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  K Young         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   54%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   55%  B Hughes        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Woodall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   51%  F Garcia        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  E Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   46%  G Jenkins       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   50%  B Woodall       Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
          1--  8   46%  M Grissom       Walk; Jenkins to 2B
          12-  1   39%  M Loretta       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Jenkins to 3B; Grissom to 2B
   R      123  5   30%  D Nilsson       Walk; Jenkins Scores; Grissom to 3B; Loretta to 2B
   RO     123  1   29%  J Cirillo       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Grissom Scores; Loretta to 3B
   RRR    1-3  3   11%  J Burnitz       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Loretta Scores; Nilsson Scores
   O      ---  3   11%  J Valentin      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Brad Woodall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   10%  A Nunez         Flyball: RF
          ---  1   11%  F Cordova       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   17%  T Womack        Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Cordova to 3B
   O      -23  1   12%  A Brown         Flyball: CF
          -23  6   13%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      123  9    8%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Francisco Cordova facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4    9%  B Hughes        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1    9%  G Jenkins       Flyball: LF (Deep 3B)
          ---  5    9%  B Woodall       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  1    4%  M Grissom       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Woodall Scores/unER; Grissom Scores/unER
          ---  3    3%  M Loretta       Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4    4%  D Nilsson       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 7, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Brad Woodall facing 5-6-7
          ---  1    5%  J Guillen       Single to C (Ground Ball); Guillen to 2B/Adv on E1
   O      -2-  1    4%  F Garcia        Popfly: SS
   O      -2-  9    3%  E Brown         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  5    2%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 7, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Sean Lawrence facing 4-5-6
                  Sean Lawrence replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 8th; Kevin Polcovich replaces Francisco Cordova playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  4    2%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5    2%  J Burnitz       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4    2%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2    3%  B Hughes        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 7, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Brad Woodall facing 9-1-2
          ---  3    4%  K Polcovich     Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  3    3%  T Womack        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  2    4%  A Brown         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Polcovich to 3B
   RR     1-3  3    8%  J Kendall       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Polcovich Scores; Brown Scores
   O      -2-  5    6%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3    5%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 7, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Sean Lawrence facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3    5%  G Jenkins       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6    6%  B Woodall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4    6%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Brad Woodall facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3    5%  F Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1    4%  E Brown         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  Tim Laker pinch hits for Sean Lawrence batting 8th
          ---  4    4%  T Laker         Walk
          1--  2    5%  K Polcovich     Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Laker to 2B
   O      12-  5    3%  T Womack        Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 7, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Javier Martinez facing 2-3-4
                  Javier Martinez replaces Tim Laker pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  1    4%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5    4%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3    4%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Bronswell Patrick facing 2-3-4
                  Bronswell Patrick replaces Brad Woodall pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4    6%  A Brown         Walk
          1--       7%  J Kendall       Wild Pitch; Brown to 2B
          -2-  5   11%  " "             Single to 1B (Fly Ball to Deep 1B); Brown to 3B
   RO     1-3  5    8%  K Young         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Brown Scores
          1--  3   11%  J Guillen       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Kendall to 2B
                  Chad Fox replaces Bronswell Patrick pitching and batting 9th
          12-  5   18%  F Garcia        Walk; Kendall to 3B; Guillen to 2B
   RRR    123  2   41%  E Brown         Double to LF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores; Guillen Scores; Garcia Scores
                  Mike Myers replaces Chad Fox pitching and batting 9th; Turner Ward pinch hits for Javier Martinez batting 8th
   O      -2-  2   33%  T Ward          Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-  4   26%  K Polcovich     Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 7, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Mike Williams facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Williams replaces Turner Ward pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3   28%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   30%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   31%  B Hughes        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-7, Mike Myers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   25%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
                  Eric Plunk replaces Bobby Hughes pitching and batting 7th; Mike Matheny replaces Mike Myers playing C batting 9th
          ---  1   32%  A Brown         Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B)
          1--  6   41%  J Kendall       Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  6   34%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging, Brown Steals 3B, Kendall Steals 2B
   RR     -23  4   85%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive); Brown Scores; Kendall Scores
   O      1--  1   83%  F Garcia        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 7, Pirates 8.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 7-8, Rich Loiselle facing 8-9-1
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Mike Williams pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3   91%  G Jenkins       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  Bob Hamelin pinch hits for Mike Matheny batting 9th
          ---  3   83%  B Hamelin       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Darrin Jackson pinch runs for Bob Hamelin batting 9th
   O      1--  3   92%  M Grissom       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5  100%  M Loretta       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 7, Pirates 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation